The Abrahamic Covenant

15 After these events, the word of the Lord came(A) to Abram in a vision:

Do not be afraid,(B) Abram.
I am your shield;(C)

your reward will be very great.

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29 How happy you are, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,(A)
and you will tread on their backs.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 33:29 Or high places

29 Blessed are you, Israel!(A)
    Who is like you,(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?(C)
He is your shield and helper(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(E)

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my God,[a] my rock where I seek refuge.
My shield, the horn of my salvation,(A) my stronghold,(B) my refuge,(C)
and my Savior, you save me from violence.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:3 LXX, Ps 18:2 read my God; MT reads God of

    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(A)
    my shield[a](B) and the horn[b](C) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,(D) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.

31 God—his way is perfect;(A)
the word of the Lord is pure.(B)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

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31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(A)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(B)
    he shields(C) all who take refuge in him.

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But you, Lord, are a shield around me,(A)
my glory,(B) and the one who lifts up my head.(C)

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But you, Lord, are a shield(A) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(B)

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12 For you, Lord, bless the righteous one;
you surround him with favor like a shield.(A)

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12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(A)
    you surround them(B) with your favor as with a shield.(C)

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The Lord is my rock,
my fortress, and my deliverer,(A)
my God, my rock where I seek refuge,
my shield(B) and the horn of my salvation,(C)
my stronghold.

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The Lord is my rock,(A) my fortress(B) and my deliverer;(C)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(D)
    my shield[a](E) and the horn[b] of my salvation,(F) my stronghold.

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  1. Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
  2. Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.

The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.(A)
Therefore my heart celebrates,
and I give thanks to him with my song.(B)

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The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

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114 You are my shelter and my shield;(A)
I put my hope in your word.(B)

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114 You are my refuge and my shield;(A)
    I have put my hope(B) in your word.

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